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Simone Biles is not afraid to treat herself. “In 2015 @alyraisman & I said if we made the Olympic team in 2016, we’d treat ourselves to a Celine bag 🥹🥲🤍,” Biles, 29, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, July 5, revealing the special accessory her and former teammate Aly Raisman purchased after securing a ticket to the 2016 Rio Games. “I have it written down in my notepad still,” Biles continued. The gymnast went on to share that she’s tempted to purchase another one of the designer’s purses a decade later. “10 year anniversary I might have to get another one,”…

Commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada, will no longer be allowed to transport passengers in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State from 1 August, following a directive by the local council aimed at tackling insecurity, improving road safety and restoring order on major roads. The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the Chairperson of the council, Gift Worlu, announced the decision in a statement on Thursday in Port Harcourt, saying the policy followed concerns over the role of commercial motorcycles in traffic violations, road crashes and criminal activities. “The council, after careful consideration and in the overriding interest of…

Belgium dumped the United States out of their own World Cup on Tuesday, as Charles De Ketelaere’s brace secured a 4-1 win that was eclipsed by the bitter row over Folarin Balogun’s ban. Victory means the Belgians face Spain in the quarter-finals, while the US follow co-hosts Canada and Mexico out of the tournament with elimination in the round of 16 after a thoroughly flat performance. All attention pre-game had been on Balogun’s place in the US starting lineup, after US President Donald Trump asked FIFA to review the striker’s one-game suspension for a red card, and the governing body…

The Trump administration’s push to establish a US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve has reportedly hit a roadblock, as the Commerce and Treasury departments are at odds over how the reserve should be structured and which agency should have primary oversight of the holdings.US President Donald Trump’s March 2025 executive order called for the SBR to be housed inside the Treasury Department, while other agencies would assist with asset seizures to build the reserve. However, concerns have emerged over whether the Treasury has the legal authority to manage the Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, partly because of its volatility, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar…

Mark Hamill had a good reason for why he wasn’t at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s star-studded wedding. “Congratulations to the newlyweds!” the Star Wars actor, 74, wrote via Instagram alongside the couple’s engagement photo on Sunday, July 5. “I declined to attend the wedding for a variety of personal reasons, but mainly because I wasn’t invited.” Swift and Kelce, both 36, tied the knot at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Friday, July 3, in front of about 1,000 guests. Stars in attendance included Bradley Cooper, Reese Witherspoon, Kelsea Ballerini, Maren Morris, Paul Rudd, Jennifer Lopez and…

The House of Representatives has revealed that its members introduced 2,747 bills and passed 363 within the first three years of the 10th National Assembly, describing it as one of the most active legislative periods in recent history. The figures were presented on Monday as the House reviewed its legislative performance at the close of the third legislative session. The presentation comes barely weeks after the 10th National Assembly marked its third anniversary on 13 June, a milestone the House leadership used to assess its achievements since members were inaugurated in June 2023.  Addressing journalists in Abuja, the Chairman of…

Shareholders of Dangote Cement Plc have approved a final dividend of N45 per ordinary share for the financial year ended 31 December 2025, bringing the total payout to an unprecedented N753.8bn. The approval came as the company reaffirmed its long term strategy of expanding across Africa through aggressive investments in production capacity, cleaner energy, and operational efficiency. The dividend was approved at the company’s 17th Annual General Meeting in Lagos, where the Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, Emmanuel Ikazoboh, said the firm was positioning Africa for self sustaining industrial growth by leveraging local resources and strategic investments. The National President…

Getty Images (2) Milo Ventimiglia has offered glimpses into his love story with wife Jarah Mariano. The couple initially sparked romance rumors in 2022 but kept their relationship out of the spotlight. Us Weekly broke the news in October 2023 that Ventimiglia and Mariano secretly exchanged vows in a private wedding ceremony among family and close friends. Since getting married, Ventimiglia has shared more details about his connection with Mariano. “When I saw my wife, I was always just like, ‘Oh no, she’s my wife,’” the actor recalled during an interview with Entertainment Tonight in February 2024. “Right away, I…

The Nigeria Committee of the International Press Institute (IPI Nigeria) is pleased to announce that Stanley Ugagbe, a reporter with Secret Reporters, an online news platform, has been released from police custody following the Institute’s intervention. Mr Ugagbe was released to the President of IPI Nigeria, Musikilu Mojeed, at approximately 7:30 p.m. on Monday, 6 July 2026. Although he has been granted bail, police investigations into allegations of espionage, cyberstalking and computer-related offences are said to be continuing. Mr Ugagbe was reportedly arrested from his residence in Abuja last Wednesday by security operatives. Immediately IPI Nigeria received reports of his…

The Secretary to the Yobe State Government, Mohammed Goje, has disclosed that all the schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, in 2018 have regained their freedom except Leah Sharibu, who remains in captivity. Goje stated this in an exclusive interview with Arewa PUNCH on Tuesday while responding to questions bordering on Governor Buni-led administration’s seven years of governance since its inception in 2019. According to the SSG, the Dapchi girls’ incident is no longer a major issue before the state government because all the abductees, except Sharibu, had been released before the current administration came into…